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gadhafi loyalists are denouncing the move as an act of war, but great britain says the action is well within u.n. guidelines. the move comes amid reports of a disorganized rebel army and growing concerns among nato that air strikes will not be enough to defend rebel strongholds. and as nbc reports, the situation in misrata is becoming dire as gadhafi's military turns its fire on civilians. >> reporter: seven weeks under siege, and the fighting is only getting worse. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: government forces are trying to beat down not just the rebel fighters but the people of misrata themselves. there is no safe way in or out by road. the deep water port is the city's only lifeline. ships dock daily bringing in food, medicine, sometimes weapons. waiting to get out, human cargo. there is an estimated 5,000 my grants workers of many nationalities stuck since the fighting began, living in dirty and dangerous conditions not. >> we are praying to get back to our country. >> reporter: when the opportunity comes to leave, there is a crush to get on board. no one wants to be left behind. th
gadhafi loyalists are denouncing the move as an act of war, but great britain says the action is well within u.n. guidelines. the move comes amid reports of a disorganized rebel army and growing concerns among nato that air strikes will not be enough to defend rebel strongholds. and as nbc reports, the situation in misrata is becoming dire as gadhafi's military turns its fire on civilians. >> reporter: seven weeks under siege, and the fighting is only getting worse. [ gunfire ] >>...
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it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be doing to hasten that exit is coming up here next. ugh, my feet are killin' me. well, we're here to get you custom orthotic inserts. dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic center recommends the custom-fit orthotic that's best for your tired feet. foot-care scientists are behind it. you'll get all-day relief. and you could save a cple hundred bucks. for locations, see drscholls.com. thank you... >>> before the libya invasion -- is that what we call it? before the libya intervention at least, the last occasion for us to talk about our nation's defense secretary on this show was when he once again won the bluntest per
it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be...
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. >>> plus, the hazards of austerity as britain slips into it. the lessons of britt itch prime minister david cameron's worst week in office, yet. and, john edwards may be considered a liar and a louse, but then is he criminally guilty? critics from the left and the right say the charges are amerimurky and he's getting a raw deal. they warn if legal moves like this succeed, what's to stop the prosecutions in the future. it's thursday, april 26, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. we have been telling you the general election is on. now, the obama campaign is making it official. just yesterday, the deputy campaign manager was equivocating on the idea. when are we going to see him have his first campaign rally? >> i'm not going to wager a date on your show. i think sometime soon. >> well, soon is literally hours later. cutter's boss, campaign manager jim messina made the announcement. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to the general election. we are announcing the president and first lady will hold their first two campaign rallies s
. >>> plus, the hazards of austerity as britain slips into it. the lessons of britt itch prime minister david cameron's worst week in office, yet. and, john edwards may be considered a liar and a louse, but then is he criminally guilty? critics from the left and the right say the charges are amerimurky and he's getting a raw deal. they warn if legal moves like this succeed, what's to stop the prosecutions in the future. it's thursday, april 26, 2012. this is "the daily...
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britain gave the u.s. a heads-up before it happened. the white house went out of their way today to say that it was britain's decision to detain glenn greenwald's partner. it was not something the u.s. asked britain to do and, okay, fine, but the white house did know about it in advance and it still happened. we have that kind of special relationship with britain where if our government were outraged that this detention was going to happen, we could have objected, right? we could have at least asked our dear friends, the british government, to not do this. maybe in the interests of not intimidating the activities of the free press, if not for any other reason. did our government make any objections when they got advanced notice from britain that this detention was going to happen? did our government protest? and if not, why not? i tend to think that we did not protest since it went ahead. i know the u.s. government is not happy about laura poitras and glenn greenwald and the reporting about u.s. is surveillance. the president said it ha
britain gave the u.s. a heads-up before it happened. the white house went out of their way today to say that it was britain's decision to detain glenn greenwald's partner. it was not something the u.s. asked britain to do and, okay, fine, but the white house did know about it in advance and it still happened. we have that kind of special relationship with britain where if our government were outraged that this detention was going to happen, we could have objected, right? we could have at least...
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it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be doing to hasten that exit is coming up here next. [ telephone rings ] oh! let's do this. look who's early! [ dentist ] my patients want to walk into their dental check-up prepared to ace it. that's why i tell them to use new crest pro-health invigorating clean rinse. its invigorating action lets you know it's working to fight plaque and gingivitis and it provides all these other benefits. crest pro-health invigorating clean rinse. clean, protect, and invigorate your way to better dental check-ups. life opens up when you do. >>> before the libya invasion -- is that what we call it? before the libya interventi
it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be...
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one paper has dubbed this britain's watergate. there is questions about standards in british journalism have been raised. three people have been arrested including the paper's former editor, once a key aide to british prime minister david cameron. >> a very sad day. >> rupert murdoch whose holdings include the fox television network and "wall street journal" arrived in britain sunday to manage the crisis directly. the allegations of phone racking have been rumbling in the background for several years but exploded last week when a rival paper accused the paper of deleting messages for a 13-year-old girl while police were hunting for her hoping she was alive. the decision to respond by shutting the paper down took most by surprise, including the editor of the last edition. >> it's a terrific shame that it's come to this. and as i've said to the staff this morning, it's -- it's -- >> reporter: the final edition is a compilation of the paper's tri ump. and the unlikely hope that when the scandal eventually dies down, this is what it w
one paper has dubbed this britain's watergate. there is questions about standards in british journalism have been raised. three people have been arrested including the paper's former editor, once a key aide to british prime minister david cameron. >> a very sad day. >> rupert murdoch whose holdings include the fox television network and "wall street journal" arrived in britain sunday to manage the crisis directly. the allegations of phone racking have been rumbling in the...
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it withdrew the long-planned bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster. this is big bad for him. back stateside senators jay rockefeller barba boxer and peter king have called in for investigations into whether murdoch broke u.s. laws. >>> joins us is jay -- and gabriel sherman entitled "fox news made a circus" and boy does he regret it now. gabrielle, i think you've written about me at different times, so let's talk about the journalism -- no harm done, i don't think, there. but let me ask the question. the investigation that's going on, peter king is a red-hot going after kind of guy, especially new york stuff involving the victims of 9/11. if it can be determined that murdoch's people did here what they did there, gone in and hacked into people's e-mail, people's telephone lines to find out information about the victims of 9/11, how hot is that? >> gosh, chris, i mean, that is the, you know, that is the big elephant in the room, but i think it's important to point out that there's no evidence thus far that any of that hacking activity has occurred stat
it withdrew the long-planned bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster. this is big bad for him. back stateside senators jay rockefeller barba boxer and peter king have called in for investigations into whether murdoch broke u.s. laws. >>> joins us is jay -- and gabriel sherman entitled "fox news made a circus" and boy does he regret it now. gabrielle, i think you've written about me at different times, so let's talk about the journalism -- no harm done, i...
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spooked by what happened in greece, and for instance in great britain, britain has a larger deficit when you compare it to their own gdp and their own output and their spending to what we have in the united states. the raw number, of course, the u.s. number is bigger by percentage and that's where some of the disconnect comes from where you have the united states arguing be careful of pulling out too soon. and they said, yeah, we have huge debt problems. look what happened to our neighbor, greece. >> is that expected to be addressed by the president in the news conference he will hold before he heads home? >> i think in the news conference, you will hear basically two big topics, the issue in the economy and secretary tim gheiter we heard him do that, and afganistan. lots of questions that reporters still have, defining the timeline, more importantly, what did david cameron, the prime minister of great britain say to him, about how long british troops will be in afghanistan. what kind of timetable did he give to him to start showing progress in afghanistan. i think those are the two big
spooked by what happened in greece, and for instance in great britain, britain has a larger deficit when you compare it to their own gdp and their own output and their spending to what we have in the united states. the raw number, of course, the u.s. number is bigger by percentage and that's where some of the disconnect comes from where you have the united states arguing be careful of pulling out too soon. and they said, yeah, we have huge debt problems. look what happened to our neighbor,...
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the reports are coming out of britain that, in fact, police were bribed. we don't know if it's true. if it is true, that in itself is a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act, because that passed a long time ago, and the reason was that business communities were looking at each other and saying, america doesn't really have the best reputation on corporations and they wanted to have some stronger laws, and so this passed, signed by jimmy carter, so long ago, in the '70s. so, you know, if you believe what we're being told out of britain, it looks like they did bribe officials. >> do you think your republican colleagues would support a subpoena of rupert murdoch who is so much in bed with newscorp that it would stop before it brought a committee to the senate? >> i don't really believe we're at that point yet, but i can tell you i've spoken with chairman rockefeller and he and i both believe that it may come to that at some point that we're going to have some hearings but we're not there yet. rupert murdoch has, in fact, testified before the commerce
the reports are coming out of britain that, in fact, police were bribed. we don't know if it's true. if it is true, that in itself is a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act, because that passed a long time ago, and the reason was that business communities were looking at each other and saying, america doesn't really have the best reputation on corporations and they wanted to have some stronger laws, and so this passed, signed by jimmy carter, so long ago, in the '70s. so, you know, if...
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it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be doing to hasten that exit is coming up here next. hey, pete. yeah, it's me, big brother. put the remote down and listen. [ male announcer ] this intervention brought to you by niaspan. so you cut back on the cheeseburgers and stopped using your exercise bike as a coat rack. that's it? you're done? i don't think so. you told me your doctor's worried about plaque clogging your arteries -- what did he call it... coronary artery disease. that cholesterol medicine he also wants you on -- niaspan? i looked it up online. hey, pete, you waiting for an engraved invitation? [ male announcer ] if you have high choleste
it's the guardian newspaper that reported one of britain's most trusted aides was recently in britain for confidential talks. it's a sign that gadhafi's regime "may be looking for an exit strategy." all of this reporting essentially from the british press, nothing is really confirmed until we hear from the sources themselves. but what exactly the united states might be doing to hasten what is starting to look like the crumbling of gadhafi's political regime, what the u.s. might be...
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nbc news duncan golestani joins us from britain. is this just a threat on raiding the embassy, duncan? >> well, today the british government seems to have stepped back slightly from that threat, but it all goes back to an obscure old law in the 1980s and it would allow them to take diplomatic immunity away from the embassy temporarily, allow police to go in and get assange but it doesn't seem very likely to happen. today, tamron, there has been a lot of anger outside the embassy, as julian assange's supporters clashed with the police and the diplomatic crowd has really been heating up, too. ecuador's foreign minister announced his governments were giving the wikileaks founder political immunity, believing these extradition proceedings are part of an elaborate washington plan to get assange to the united states and have him stand trial for releasing all those secret documents. ecuador's government says he would not have a fair trial in the u.s. and could even face the death penalty. britain and sweden have both reacted really strongl
nbc news duncan golestani joins us from britain. is this just a threat on raiding the embassy, duncan? >> well, today the british government seems to have stepped back slightly from that threat, but it all goes back to an obscure old law in the 1980s and it would allow them to take diplomatic immunity away from the embassy temporarily, allow police to go in and get assange but it doesn't seem very likely to happen. today, tamron, there has been a lot of anger outside the embassy, as...
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it is emerging from the british that abdulmutallab tried to obtain a re-entry visa to britain in may of this year, but was refused. british authorities said he had known contacts with terrorist groups then which, of course, raises the question, why he wasn't put on any kind of no-fly list to the united states. >> do you know also if it's true that one of the reasons he was denied that visa is because he said he wanted to come back to continue his schooling and the university didn't even exist? >> well, that's right. it's quite a common thing with students applying from south asia, from africa, from parts outside britain, to put bogus colleges down as a reference. it hasn't been checked thorou thoroughly in the past but over the past six months or so british authorities have gotten wise to that rouse and clamped down on foreign students applying to britain and this was the case when mutallab applied for the re-entry visa in may he put down a college which didn't really exist so he was refused entry. >> thanks very much, tom. i want to go to expert steve emmerson. let's picked up where
it is emerging from the british that abdulmutallab tried to obtain a re-entry visa to britain in may of this year, but was refused. british authorities said he had known contacts with terrorist groups then which, of course, raises the question, why he wasn't put on any kind of no-fly list to the united states. >> do you know also if it's true that one of the reasons he was denied that visa is because he said he wanted to come back to continue his schooling and the university didn't even...
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citizens of britain, germany, canada and the netherlands are being urged to get out of benghazi, libya, because of what's called an imminent threat against westerners. the warning follows the deadly attack in syria. >>> and freezing rain closed the salt lake city airport. dozens of flights and hundreds of passengers were delayed for more than three hours. and 180 car accidents were reported, but there were no major injuries. >>> in england, researchers are blowing up trains. controlled blasts of trains are conducted, and then they study data for better bomb proofing and safer in the future. >>> and scientists in scotland and the czech republic said they demonstrated the first tractor beam. it can pull tiny particles of water towards the beam of light. >>> and a man in turkey has set a world record for driving backwards. he's already driven twisting roads for 18 miles, but he wants to get to 60 miles to break the current 40 miles guinness record. >>> the dow opens at 13,825 after gaining 46 points yesterday. the s&p and nasdaq were mixed. overseas, the nikkei shot up 305 points, but the
citizens of britain, germany, canada and the netherlands are being urged to get out of benghazi, libya, because of what's called an imminent threat against westerners. the warning follows the deadly attack in syria. >>> and freezing rain closed the salt lake city airport. dozens of flights and hundreds of passengers were delayed for more than three hours. and 180 car accidents were reported, but there were no major injuries. >>> in england, researchers are blowing up trains....
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if you want to sound smart today tell your friends great britain has suffered 404 military casualties in afghanistan from 2001. 1911 members of the u.s. armed forces have lost their lives over that same stretch. at the moment the u.s. has about 109,000 troops in afghanistan while great britain has deployed 9500 soldiers as part of coalition forces. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler and talk about that star studded night at the white house's state dinner given by the president and first lady for british prime minister david cameron and samantha. it provided a performance by mum ford and sons. how good are they? george clooney was in the house. sir richard branson, harvey weinstein. the list goes on and on. but it was really about the toasts between the president and the prime minister. here they are, kind of a best man vibe to these things. >> now i'm so grateful for all the time david and i have had together. ♪ thank you for being a friend >> when we met two years ago we exchanged beers from our home towns. one news story said, david cameron and ba
if you want to sound smart today tell your friends great britain has suffered 404 military casualties in afghanistan from 2001. 1911 members of the u.s. armed forces have lost their lives over that same stretch. at the moment the u.s. has about 109,000 troops in afghanistan while great britain has deployed 9500 soldiers as part of coalition forces. >>> enough of the real news. let's huddle up around the water cooler and talk about that star studded night at the white house's state...
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murdoch's media empire just as he seeks to expand it here in britain. police are continuing their investigation. meanwhile there will be a government inquiry into the very nature of tabloid journalism here in britain. >> is there still talk that the employees that lost their jobs might be redistributed to "the sun" newspaper and start printing a sunday edition which is also owned by the murdoches? >> reporter: there has been speculation that perhaps we will see a "sun" on sunday. no confirmation of that. it has been striking that of all the journalists, 200 or so who lost their jobs last week without any warning whatsoever, very few have come forward with any overt criticism of how they've been treated. so leads one to suspect that perhaps they hold out some expectation that there will be a future job for them at some point within the overall stable of news international. >> certainly the store i have is far from over. anna bell roberts, thanks, appreciate it vrnlths one of latin america's most popular singers is dead. cabral was killed in gaut mall wil
murdoch's media empire just as he seeks to expand it here in britain. police are continuing their investigation. meanwhile there will be a government inquiry into the very nature of tabloid journalism here in britain. >> is there still talk that the employees that lost their jobs might be redistributed to "the sun" newspaper and start printing a sunday edition which is also owned by the murdoches? >> reporter: there has been speculation that perhaps we will see a...
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or have been instigated in britain. one will be the type of explosive used, liquid explosive that's been used or tried to be used in a plot to bring down airliners in the past. last september, three men were jailed for a long term for attempted mass murder in that plot. they'll also be looking at the time he spent in london from 2005 to 2008 and looking for his friends and acquaintances, trying to question them and find out exactly what his movements were during his time in london. and more importantly, the people he associated with, to see if there's any sort of wider plot, as it were, emanated from london. alex? >> okay. tom aspell there in london. we appreciate that report. joining me is mike pangaea formerly with the faa. good morning to you, mike. >> good morning, alex. >> what do you know about the difference in screening measures between overseas, say amsterdam, and the united states? do we have all the same security standards? >> well, different countries are doing it differently, and i think there's going to be
or have been instigated in britain. one will be the type of explosive used, liquid explosive that's been used or tried to be used in a plot to bring down airliners in the past. last september, three men were jailed for a long term for attempted mass murder in that plot. they'll also be looking at the time he spent in london from 2005 to 2008 and looking for his friends and acquaintances, trying to question them and find out exactly what his movements were during his time in london. and more...
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that's the position britain is now in. they've obviously come to some agreement. there have been a flurry of meetings over the past five days. many in secret. we don't know what's been agreed to. somehow these two parties who are not idealogically aligned have come to an agreement and decided they're in the best place to form the new government in this country. what the markets have been looking for since the election is stability, for someone to form a government. all of the parties have said it's in the national interest for a government to be stable. whether this one will be is, of course, going to be put to the test now. >> donna for americans who don't follow uk politics that closely or intensely, what are the basics of david camerons politics and what does it mean for u.s. relations, do you think? >> i don't think there'll be any substantial difference in u.s. relations. the uk is america's strongest ally, a good friend. you know, credible partnership. that's not going to change. that would not change no matter who was prime minister. so i don't think we can
that's the position britain is now in. they've obviously come to some agreement. there have been a flurry of meetings over the past five days. many in secret. we don't know what's been agreed to. somehow these two parties who are not idealogically aligned have come to an agreement and decided they're in the best place to form the new government in this country. what the markets have been looking for since the election is stability, for someone to form a government. all of the parties have said...
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. >>> britain's prince harry continuing his tour of new york city today. he's scheduled to walk with wounded veterans in central park which he's doing now, and also play in a polo match. let check out the arm on this englishman, ready. over home plate. impressing mets fans as he threw out the first pitch at saturday's game. nbc's misch she michelle franze central park. talk about what the prince is doing today. >> reporter: exactly. the prince is getting ready to run alongside and walk alongside many wounded veterans here, wounded in afghanistan, iraq. they're participating in this race here in central park today. it is something that the prince is very close to. he likes to support the veterans. he's been on this visit this whole weekend meeting with british and american veterans as well as also attending briefings at u.n. and meeting with unicef and to raise money for charity. he'll be gearing up to walk alongside veterans and participating. last night, he also attended a fundraiser in greenwich, connecticut, and it's part of all of a whirl wind tour. as
. >>> britain's prince harry continuing his tour of new york city today. he's scheduled to walk with wounded veterans in central park which he's doing now, and also play in a polo match. let check out the arm on this englishman, ready. over home plate. impressing mets fans as he threw out the first pitch at saturday's game. nbc's misch she michelle franze central park. talk about what the prince is doing today. >> reporter: exactly. the prince is getting ready to run alongside...
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we got word out of great britain, the u.k., that they are now in a double dip recession. the policies that cameron put forward are similar to what governor romney is endorsing, cut cap and balance. are you concerned, is governor romney rethinking this idea of contracting the size of government given what that that has done in europe, in particular, great britain? >> one thing we can say for certainty, we don't have to look to other countries as a measuring stick, one thing we can say for certain president obama's plans haven't worked. mitt romney has put together 59 specific proposals covering regulation, fiscal tax policy. people can go to mittromney.com and learn more about that. it wasn't too long ago that the president said he measures progress in this country by how many good jobs we create, jobs that pay good wages so people can buy cars and pay the mortgage. by his own measurement, about i his own standard, he hasn't lived up to that promise. his policies aren't working. i think americans are going to deliver their verdict on the economy in november. >> so no rethi
we got word out of great britain, the u.k., that they are now in a double dip recession. the policies that cameron put forward are similar to what governor romney is endorsing, cut cap and balance. are you concerned, is governor romney rethinking this idea of contracting the size of government given what that that has done in europe, in particular, great britain? >> one thing we can say for certainty, we don't have to look to other countries as a measuring stick, one thing we can say for...
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and there's a lot of talk that this removes a very sticky diplomacy issue for great britain. libya has a lot of oil, that there was a bonus contention by having megrahi in this scottish prison and by releasing him, it does a lot to boost them. even if that's no what was behind it, the fact there's so much skepticism recogarding the release. >> this is really the final straw to those subject to this attack. gadhafi, the leader of the plot 20 years ago, was left off the hook over a series of actions over the last few years, first, by the europeans, then the u.s. basically, gadhafi, cleaning up his act, then opening the doors for the oil companies, has been rehabilitated. he's actually the master mind of the bombing and remains dm good standing with the community. >> i'm curious on your take because a lot of people are saying that the united states should have taken stricter action with scotland, that usually what the united states wants when it comes to great britain, the united states gets. there are american companies operating in libya. the secretary of state has spoken out
and there's a lot of talk that this removes a very sticky diplomacy issue for great britain. libya has a lot of oil, that there was a bonus contention by having megrahi in this scottish prison and by releasing him, it does a lot to boost them. even if that's no what was behind it, the fact there's so much skepticism recogarding the release. >> this is really the final straw to those subject to this attack. gadhafi, the leader of the plot 20 years ago, was left off the hook over a series...
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but it doesn't necessarily mean that a reason for keeping a person out of britain would be a reason for keeping him out of the united states. many of those people applying to colleges like that could be economic migrants, people looking for work and not terrorist ties. >> what do you make of the uk having a system in place for letting the united states know when they deny a visa? >> i have not heard that the british government has done that in the past. it may well be in some cases they do. i have heard nothing that people denied visas to the united kingdom are automatically referred to the americans. i don't think that system is in existence. i think probably the british might from time to time say to the americans you can have access to our files and our computers and go through and search any names you are looking for but i don't think it is compulsory or even normal for the brits to pass that kind of information across. >> maybe one of the things that they'll be looking at as they continue their investigation into this. tom, thank you. >>> now to an incredible christmas gift for a n
but it doesn't necessarily mean that a reason for keeping a person out of britain would be a reason for keeping him out of the united states. many of those people applying to colleges like that could be economic migrants, people looking for work and not terrorist ties. >> what do you make of the uk having a system in place for letting the united states know when they deny a visa? >> i have not heard that the british government has done that in the past. it may well be in some cases...
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she's not the first britain to go down to ground zero. her grandsons recently made visits there. >> we're going to continue to follow the queen's speech and we'll let you know how that goes. >>> also word today that tiger woods and elin have reached a divorce settlement. we'll tell you just how much the golf star has to lose and what he gets for that money. >>> will lindsay lohan end up in the slammer? a decision could come at any minute. that was just picked? enough said. if happiness is a bowl of cherries, then all this must be heaven. spread the jam. taste the wine. live and eat well. and with thousands of farms, orchards and vineyards... life just plain tastes better when it's pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. don't you wish all investing decisions were this simple? ♪ ♪ ♪ now when you open and fund an account, you'll get 200 commission-free trades. fidelity investments. turn here. ♪ >>> i'm amanda drury with our cnbc market wrap. stocks are in and out of negative territory. the standard & poors 500 down just by
she's not the first britain to go down to ground zero. her grandsons recently made visits there. >> we're going to continue to follow the queen's speech and we'll let you know how that goes. >>> also word today that tiger woods and elin have reached a divorce settlement. we'll tell you just how much the golf star has to lose and what he gets for that money. >>> will lindsay lohan end up in the slammer? a decision could come at any minute. that was just picked? enough...
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reported by his father, the fact that he had apparently been in contact with a radical cleric, that britain had denied him re-entry into their country, is there a system in place right now, roger, that allows authorities to sort of get all these elements and put them together in one database and maybe individually none of them look suspicious, when you put them altogether suddenly some bells start to go off? >> the challenge is, after the fact, post factto, connecting the dots is quite easy, but it looks like leading up to these events there weren't enough dots to connect. two things in particular are troubling, one as tom aspell reported, the denial of another visa for abdulmutallab in the united kingdom, was that information ever passed to law enforcement and liaison services? the second is the profile of him paying cash on a one-way ticket, no checked baggage. there's not a system in place in a lot of foreign airports to have any type of trigger as a result of that action. i think what you're going to see the obama administration do in working with our colleagues overseas is take a look
reported by his father, the fact that he had apparently been in contact with a radical cleric, that britain had denied him re-entry into their country, is there a system in place right now, roger, that allows authorities to sort of get all these elements and put them together in one database and maybe individually none of them look suspicious, when you put them altogether suddenly some bells start to go off? >> the challenge is, after the fact, post factto, connecting the dots is quite...
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these sound very much like the same measures, i'm thinking of spain, britain, italy and portugal that paul ryan's budget recommend. >> of course. in greece where they were forced on them. they had a gun to their head where you take these measures or don't get a bailout or in the uk they come to more or less voluntarily but market discipline demanded it. you see there's been riots and protests in both countries as well as in spain. >> the bottom line is these nations that have imposed a form of the paul ryan budget are doing how well? >> they're not doing very well at all. frankly, that's part of the reason they are getting downgraded or potentially getting downgraded. i don't see the paul ryan budget having any legs at all. i'm not sure president obama's new budget will have many legs either. he's clearly taking a different approach. we sort of got almost our head in the sand about fiscal austerity in this country. i think we're seeing we can finance our budget deficits because we can borrow at 2%, 3% long term rates. as long as the market is allowing us to do that, why not take that
these sound very much like the same measures, i'm thinking of spain, britain, italy and portugal that paul ryan's budget recommend. >> of course. in greece where they were forced on them. they had a gun to their head where you take these measures or don't get a bailout or in the uk they come to more or less voluntarily but market discipline demanded it. you see there's been riots and protests in both countries as well as in spain. >> the bottom line is these nations that have...
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i believe they could get relegated. >> compare britain, 1981, during the last royal wedding to britain now. john talked about it in his piece, fascinating. >> 1981, unemployment stood at 3 million in the united kingdom, now 2.6 million. also, as you probably know, there were a number of civil disturbances, as there have been. there was a sense of economic depression that was feeding into a sense of unrest within the country. also worth remembering there was a conservative prime minister, marring y margaret thatcher in number 10, david cameron now. she won a landslide victory so it wasn't a coalition the wait is today. there are similarities between the circumstances at that point and how we are now. >> roger. >> is it true, john, england is a more cosmopolitan society? you wrote in your article and about the failure of street policies in 1981, the whole country was dancing, now cameron's government have been put in an almost kremlinesque position trying to stir up national enthusiasm. >> i worked most of my 36 years in the "new york times" in distant parts of the world. i came back her
i believe they could get relegated. >> compare britain, 1981, during the last royal wedding to britain now. john talked about it in his piece, fascinating. >> 1981, unemployment stood at 3 million in the united kingdom, now 2.6 million. also, as you probably know, there were a number of civil disturbances, as there have been. there was a sense of economic depression that was feeding into a sense of unrest within the country. also worth remembering there was a conservative prime...
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., france and great britain, authorizes "all necessary measures to stop moammar gadhafi including strikes by sea and air." the vote was 10-0 with five abstentions, including russia and china, which credited the arab league's endorsement not to veto. yesterday american officials said they expect an attempt to ground gadhafi's air force could begin by sunday or monday. as we just reported, the airspace appears to be closed over libya now. this would involve jet fighters, bombers, surveillance aircraft. the white house yesterday, press secretary jay carney, urged patience in ousting gadhafi. >> we are talking about an event that is only weeks old. to sergeant that somehow the -- you know, anybody could snap their fingers and when a leader and a country takes action that international community condemns, you know that leader, if he or she decides that they're going to hunker down and stay in power and days left and they haven't left is some measure of the international community. that's silly standard to set. >> calling in to libyan television yesterday, gadhafi vowed to retake the rebel stro
., france and great britain, authorizes "all necessary measures to stop moammar gadhafi including strikes by sea and air." the vote was 10-0 with five abstentions, including russia and china, which credited the arab league's endorsement not to veto. yesterday american officials said they expect an attempt to ground gadhafi's air force could begin by sunday or monday. as we just reported, the airspace appears to be closed over libya now. this would involve jet fighters, bombers,...
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and britain urge not to take military action. the latest on israel and i ran in a few minutes. >>> first, to politics and the fall out from rick santorum's controversial comments this weekend about president obama starting with an take on the president's values. >> it's not about you. it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal. some phony theology. not based on the bible, different, but no less a theology. that was followed by an take on the president's health care overall. requiring insurers to pay for prenatal testing promotes abortion. >> a lot of prenatal tests are done to identify deformitiedefo. >> many people are saying he's been treated like the front-runner. if he weren't, these comments would get attention. this is eyebrow raising no matter where he stands. >> the campaign with as limited infrastructure as he has, some have accused him of winging it. he can take at length. other campaigns might have a more focused message and know where they want to go with these things. h
and britain urge not to take military action. the latest on israel and i ran in a few minutes. >>> first, to politics and the fall out from rick santorum's controversial comments this weekend about president obama starting with an take on the president's values. >> it's not about you. it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your jobs. it's about some phony ideal. some phony theology. not based on the bible, different, but no less a theology. that was followed by an...
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how did it look from britain? >> very similar. what we know today is how much were influenced by americanpeo britain member about t '60s, the swinging '60s is the vibrancy, the energy of the music and the fact that that was the leading edge of a huge cultural and social change in the uk which they exemplified. and they started the british invasion of american music. there were lots of other groups that followed, the stones and the who and everyone else. but that's been a huge thing, that intermingling of british american culture and music over the ages. >> i was here and i was in college when it all happened. and larry, you remember it because you were covering them. america was so down after the kennedy assassination. this whole country was grim and gray and down for months. nobody can remember this except you and i were there and we remember it. it was like 9/11 only it was one guy who we loved. everybody, he was a very popular president. he was killed in his very youth. and then out of nowhere out of this gloomy winter of '64,
how did it look from britain? >> very similar. what we know today is how much were influenced by americanpeo britain member about t '60s, the swinging '60s is the vibrancy, the energy of the music and the fact that that was the leading edge of a huge cultural and social change in the uk which they exemplified. and they started the british invasion of american music. there were lots of other groups that followed, the stones and the who and everyone else. but that's been a huge thing, that...
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it comes after france and italy announced those countries will join britain in sending military advisors to train rebels in their fight against muammar gadhafi's forces. but secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states will not follow the lead in those countries in that regard. >> their decision to send in military advisors they characterize as an effort to protect civilians. part of what everyone has seen is that there's no experience in the opposition military personnel. and so there's a desire so try to help them be more organized and we support that. we're not participating in it, but we support it. >> not likely to be draub into -- drawn into it. >> secretary clinton dismissed concerns that the situation in libya has reached an impasse. >> we looking at a stalemate? >> it's too soon to tell. i think that, you know, as i counseled my foreign minister colleagues in berlin last week, i mean, we want to get to a point where there is a resolution and it has to be a political resolution. but it may not be as quick as all of us would like to see it. >> secretary clinton added
it comes after france and italy announced those countries will join britain in sending military advisors to train rebels in their fight against muammar gadhafi's forces. but secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states will not follow the lead in those countries in that regard. >> their decision to send in military advisors they characterize as an effort to protect civilians. part of what everyone has seen is that there's no experience in the opposition military personnel....
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france and britain took the lead snipe don't disagree. how is congress, speaking of our government dealing with forget the middle east, forget japan, our own country? our own crippling debt? our own dysfunctional economy? our own nuclear fears? our joblessness. our housing crisis. well they are going on vacation. immediately after voting through a budget bill that kicks the can down the road yet again to keep the government running until april 8th the senate agreed to take ten days off. really? congress getting plenty of rest, the house worked only nine days in all of february. and 11 in january. and now, they are on another long break. of course let's not foreget the president jetting off tonight for a working vacation in brazil. now, regardless of your feelings on the government, it is clear that we have a massive jobs and housing crisis in this country and it's clear that neither political party has either the courage or the concept to deal with it. is that an unfair assessment on my part? >> we see republicans are trying to drive this
france and britain took the lead snipe don't disagree. how is congress, speaking of our government dealing with forget the middle east, forget japan, our own country? our own crippling debt? our own dysfunctional economy? our own nuclear fears? our joblessness. our housing crisis. well they are going on vacation. immediately after voting through a budget bill that kicks the can down the road yet again to keep the government running until april 8th the senate agreed to take ten days off. really?...
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the first one is america's strong ally in the uk and great britain. a third party in the social democrats, televised debates. you know something about those. >> i do. >> as you watch what's going on there, do you think there's a movement that could spread, do you see a third party becoming viable in the united states? >> let's see if it's viable in the uk. i don't know the answer to that. we've had in my lifetime and certainly long before, viable third party candidates. we've had ross perot, john anderson just within my voting history. i think there's always room in democracy for people to bring their views to the forefront. but i think one of the real strengths of our system has been our two-party approach where each party may frustrate some of its own members because they do have a broad cross section of voters and opinions. look i'm going to be as interested as anybody to see what happens in the election in great britain. >>> the final one has to do with the election in sudan where you have shah sooer as the victor. this as sudan is a sponsor of st
the first one is america's strong ally in the uk and great britain. a third party in the social democrats, televised debates. you know something about those. >> i do. >> as you watch what's going on there, do you think there's a movement that could spread, do you see a third party becoming viable in the united states? >> let's see if it's viable in the uk. i don't know the answer to that. we've had in my lifetime and certainly long before, viable third party candidates. we've...
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this alleged plot surfaced last night and the britains counterterrorism command was not going to take any chances on it. they acted on it early this morning. the spoep pope will speak in westminster later this afternoon and arrest five men who they believe hatched a plot against the pope, a terrorist attack and they brought him to a local police station and they've been questioning him. they haven't made any arrests in the case and they haven't found any hazardous materials in that business, but, you know, this goes to the larger issue of the security concerns around the pope. there's been a lot of talk that he's had a tighter security than normal on this trip and that, you know, we've seen it ourselves. even this morning we went to the event at st. mary's university and we were told after the pope was on the ground on the university grounds that we wouldn't be allowed in because they had stopped all foot traffic after he arrived. obviously, they're not taking any chances. alex? >> how about the vatican? are they concerned about the pope's safety? what are they saying? >> well, the po
this alleged plot surfaced last night and the britains counterterrorism command was not going to take any chances on it. they acted on it early this morning. the spoep pope will speak in westminster later this afternoon and arrest five men who they believe hatched a plot against the pope, a terrorist attack and they brought him to a local police station and they've been questioning him. they haven't made any arrests in the case and they haven't found any hazardous materials in that business,...
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is it because it just feels different than britain's wills and kates? sfli think charlene has a hard act to follow. it was such a fantastic wedding they had in britain, and also, charlene wittstock and prince albert have been hampered by the crazy rumors coming out of monaco this week that she was possibly a runaway bride that, she may have actually tried to go to the airport and fly back to south africa when had he sh heard some odd stuff, perhaps about prince albert's recent past. none of that, alex, is verified, even though newspapers, as respected as la mone have talked about it. there's no hard evidence to say she was a runaway bride or the wedding today will be anything less than spectacular, and they'll live happily ever after. zoo make a good point about her living in kate's shadow right now, but particularly there in monaco what about the shadow of grace kelly? >> well, if it weren't for kate middleton, the most enormous shadow, you're right, is grace kelly, who also came to monaco. she was younger than charlene when had he married prince reine
is it because it just feels different than britain's wills and kates? sfli think charlene has a hard act to follow. it was such a fantastic wedding they had in britain, and also, charlene wittstock and prince albert have been hampered by the crazy rumors coming out of monaco this week that she was possibly a runaway bride that, she may have actually tried to go to the airport and fly back to south africa when had he sh heard some odd stuff, perhaps about prince albert's recent past. none of...
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a review by britain's top civil servant says the labour party led by tony blair did all it could to secure the release of al-megrahi. megrahi was freed on grounds that he would die from prostate cancer within months. but 17 months later, he's still alive. >>> imagine you spent $1,000 to buy a ticket to the super bowl only to get there and find out there's no seat for you? it happened. to hundreds and hundreds of people. >>> plus why some hospitals want to ban all cameras in delivery rooms. [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history or risk of dia
a review by britain's top civil servant says the labour party led by tony blair did all it could to secure the release of al-megrahi. megrahi was freed on grounds that he would die from prostate cancer within months. but 17 months later, he's still alive. >>> imagine you spent $1,000 to buy a ticket to the super bowl only to get there and find out there's no seat for you? it happened. to hundreds and hundreds of people. >>> plus why some hospitals want to ban all cameras in...
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zhou it look from britain? >> it looked very similar what we know today is how much they were inspired by american music in their youth as they were getting the group together before the beatles were formed. but i think what most people in britain remember about the ', the swinging with '60s is the vie bran circumstance the energy of the music and the fact that that was the leading edge of a huge cultural and social change in the uk, which they exempt plified. and they started the british invasion of american music. there are lot of other groups that followed, the stones and the who and the hollies and everyone else, but that has been a huge thing that intermingling of american british culture and music for the ages. >> and you know, i was here and inollege when it all happened. and larry, you remember, because you were covering them. america was so down after the kennedy assassination. this whole country was grim and gray and down for months. nobody can remember this except you and i were there and we remember
zhou it look from britain? >> it looked very similar what we know today is how much they were inspired by american music in their youth as they were getting the group together before the beatles were formed. but i think what most people in britain remember about the ', the swinging with '60s is the vie bran circumstance the energy of the music and the fact that that was the leading edge of a huge cultural and social change in the uk, which they exempt plified. and they started the british...
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. >> how about the two spies reportedly released in britain? what do we know about them? >> reporter: when the u.s. jet left vienna, there were two people on it. they are nuclear physicists. now one of them was jailed for 15 years in 2004 for being a cia cover. the other was jailed for 13 years in 2006 for spying for the intelligence service. the exact whereabouts are unknown. they've been made to promise they won't be selling their stories. but have no doubt, alex, the british press will be pulling out all the stops to track them down, in particular, if the star of the show returns here. >> talk about pulling out all the stops. i mean they had all the racy photos of her. what do you think is the general feeling towards anna chapman returning and living there? >> well, i don't think it's going to be easy for her to return here. there is a lot of talk right now, certainly the papers. the government hasn't talked much about it. the opposition is saying she should have citizenship revoked and she shouldn't be coming here. for the time being, the british government with monit
. >> how about the two spies reportedly released in britain? what do we know about them? >> reporter: when the u.s. jet left vienna, there were two people on it. they are nuclear physicists. now one of them was jailed for 15 years in 2004 for being a cia cover. the other was jailed for 13 years in 2006 for spying for the intelligence service. the exact whereabouts are unknown. they've been made to promise they won't be selling their stories. but have no doubt, alex, the british...
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it's popular in great britain as well. all these places indicate that if we start to move in that direction, we might actually be more successful in our health care deliveries, as well. >> karen, when i watch romney, the panderer, it is no longer interesting to me, the question of what does romney really think. i just don't get the feeling he really thinks anything. it just feels like he is a pure business guy and he thinks whatever closes the deal is the thing to say. >> well, of course, that's exactly right. and if i was sitting in the romney campaign right now, one of the concerns i would have about that is, guess what, the base of the party is figuring that out too. and he already has a problem with true conservatives in his party who their support for minimum is a little bit shaky. he's got a fairly fractured republican party, and a lot of people don't think they can trust him. so, the more these kinds of things come out, i think the harder it is for people to trust him. secondly, i hope as democrats, though, we focus
it's popular in great britain as well. all these places indicate that if we start to move in that direction, we might actually be more successful in our health care deliveries, as well. >> karen, when i watch romney, the panderer, it is no longer interesting to me, the question of what does romney really think. i just don't get the feeling he really thinks anything. it just feels like he is a pure business guy and he thinks whatever closes the deal is the thing to say. >> well, of...
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britain's channel 4 broadcast this tape earlier today. the voice you'll hear is a reporter and it is an incredible moment and incredible it was captured on film. please watch. >> reporter: these are the decisions that keep you alive -- stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter. they find a building, the water pooling at their feet now. look at the height of that white wall. very soon, the water will reach the top of it. the canopy over the gate will become a bridge. as they climb the stairs, the tsunami bursts through the corridor. they reach the window as two huge red containers sweep across the path. leaving the taxi was a good decision. it's now floating. but not everyone made shelter. there is a woman on the wall. a man in a tree. and standing on a car roof a father clutching his two young children. someone finds a fire hose. it becomes a rope. as snow falls the man from the tree makes it in. as dusk falls, a human chain is formed and reaches the children. despite the afte
britain's channel 4 broadcast this tape earlier today. the voice you'll hear is a reporter and it is an incredible moment and incredible it was captured on film. please watch. >> reporter: these are the decisions that keep you alive -- stay in the car or run for it. they run, telling the driver to do the same. keep running or find shelter. they find a building, the water pooling at their feet now. look at the height of that white wall. very soon, the water will reach the top of it. the...
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the riots in britain continued for a fourth day. but the worst of the violence has been hundreds of miles to the north, reports of rioters attacking police officers in liverpo liverpool. police in riot gear were attacked by bricks and stones. and in sulford, parked cars were set on fire. in birmingham, britain's second largest city, rioters attacked police and looted stores. and rioters torched cars and shopkeepers closed up early. 700 people across the country have been arrested so far. this is day four after days of images like this, there was some highly contrasting and more hopeful sights in the streets of london today. hundreds of people, look at this, taking to the streets armed only with brooms and dust pans cleaning up their neighborhoods inch by inch. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites
the riots in britain continued for a fourth day. but the worst of the violence has been hundreds of miles to the north, reports of rioters attacking police officers in liverpo liverpool. police in riot gear were attacked by bricks and stones. and in sulford, parked cars were set on fire. in birmingham, britain's second largest city, rioters attacked police and looted stores. and rioters torched cars and shopkeepers closed up early. 700 people across the country have been arrested so far. this...
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drive, you know, pranks by disk jockey teams, australia, great britain or here in the united states, they happen all the time. i've seen some cruel ones. i remember one when i was in boston as a freshman in college, two deejays in boston did a whole elaborate news report that the saying that the may why are of boston was killed in a car accident and before verifying it instantly and half of boston it seemed for a few hours they believed that the mayor died and the mayor filed a complaint with the fcc. my point is looking at this what was involved with this one, say you shouldn't be doing that no matter what but looking at this and compare it to the other prank calls, two deejays calling the hospital with crude british accidents and, you know, i don't -- i have trouble coming down so hard on them because how could you have thought it would lead to something like this? >> pranks are playing with fire. whatever you do, whatever happens from it, you're responsible. you have to control the situation of the prank. that's why i look back at "punk'd" so genius and controlled so you couldn't
drive, you know, pranks by disk jockey teams, australia, great britain or here in the united states, they happen all the time. i've seen some cruel ones. i remember one when i was in boston as a freshman in college, two deejays in boston did a whole elaborate news report that the saying that the may why are of boston was killed in a car accident and before verifying it instantly and half of boston it seemed for a few hours they believed that the mayor died and the mayor filed a complaint with...
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we just saw in great britain a change election. we have seen a change in japan. we have seen a change in australia and now this change atmosphere. are we talking the economy is suddenly making everything, everybody in western democracies anxious and wanting change from your government? >> i think you are quite right and goes back to the economic shock. wasn't just america and europe but went right around the world has populations feeling uncredibly uncertain and unemployment rates going up and debt ratios going up and left people nervous and when they're nervous they're looking to the leadership and thinking are you the right people to lead us out of this? interesting thing that's happening now between europe and america is this kind of split on approach to resolving the economic crisis with the europeans saying, listen, we have the debt ratios. look what happened to greece. we must start making spending cuts. cameron made the cuts you could not imagine this administration making, particularly with four months to go before a national election. >> katty, as the pr
we just saw in great britain a change election. we have seen a change in japan. we have seen a change in australia and now this change atmosphere. are we talking the economy is suddenly making everything, everybody in western democracies anxious and wanting change from your government? >> i think you are quite right and goes back to the economic shock. wasn't just america and europe but went right around the world has populations feeling uncredibly uncertain and unemployment rates going...
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nobody has ever been completely success ful in afghanistan, not france, not great britain. we ignored afghanistan after we threw the taliban out in '02. we spent seven years focusing our attention on iraq, paid no attention to afghanistan, so it's not surprising that we're not going to be able to fix things overnight. don't forget we're also going into a campaign season. i think the president is going to be highly motivated to announce a withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> thank you so much. we appreciate it. police investigating the disappearance of that 7-year-old oregon boy want to know more about the boy's stepmother. terry horman is the last person known to have seen kyron horman before he vanished. here is a little background. kyron went missing, june 4th, after an elementary school science fair. police are handing out fliers to everyone at the school that day along with a questionnaire asking if anyone saw kyron, terry, or the horman family's pickup truck. police are not yet naming a suspect or a person of interest in the case. well, coming up in this hour, we'll take a
nobody has ever been completely success ful in afghanistan, not france, not great britain. we ignored afghanistan after we threw the taliban out in '02. we spent seven years focusing our attention on iraq, paid no attention to afghanistan, so it's not surprising that we're not going to be able to fix things overnight. don't forget we're also going into a campaign season. i think the president is going to be highly motivated to announce a withdrawal from afghanistan. >>> thank you so...
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already has a no-spying agreement with britain, canada, australia, now zealand, known as five is. but now if the president says no more spying on allies, maybe the first question is who do we consider to be an ally? >> who do we consider to be an ally, and are there situations in which it is in our national security interest to do a little spying on our allies? it's not shocking, i think, to anybody, even the foreign leaders who are now raising protests, that the united states engages in surveillance, even with government that say we consider our friends. there is a balance to be struck here. and the question, i think, is has that gotten out of balance because of these incredible new technological capabilities we have to listen to the german chancellor when she's on her personal cell phone. >> i'm going to interrupt you, susan. my apologies. but marilyn tavenner has begun her testimony. she is, again, head of the center for medicare an medicaid services. let's listen. >> and those who are not part of a group plan could go to get affordable coverage. we know that consumers are havi
already has a no-spying agreement with britain, canada, australia, now zealand, known as five is. but now if the president says no more spying on allies, maybe the first question is who do we consider to be an ally? >> who do we consider to be an ally, and are there situations in which it is in our national security interest to do a little spying on our allies? it's not shocking, i think, to anybody, even the foreign leaders who are now raising protests, that the united states engages in...
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and britain has pulled the plug on its ufo hot line over 50e years. >>> now check out what's called space beer, a japanese beer brews the beer with hops grown on the international space station, six packs will be sold to 250 people selected by lottery. >>> a new study on pornography says it really isn't all that harmful. a montreal researcher says porn doesn't hurt relationships or change views of women. people said they felt victimized by criticism of pornography. >>> and for the first time ever, men took part in the international pole dance competition in japan. the 25-year-old who won the men's event said, it was really tough. do we need to see that? the guys, i really don't think we did. anyway, yes, it's true, it's all true. >>> still ahead, panda diplomacy gives way to panda parenting. you're going to see why a big lovable lug at the national zoo is being sent to china. it's made with organic berries. oh. (announcer) mouth guard: $10 put it in. try it. see how it fits. it's taffy. nnouncer) getting them something they'll actually enjoy: let meet my teeth. (announcer) priceless this
and britain has pulled the plug on its ufo hot line over 50e years. >>> now check out what's called space beer, a japanese beer brews the beer with hops grown on the international space station, six packs will be sold to 250 people selected by lottery. >>> a new study on pornography says it really isn't all that harmful. a montreal researcher says porn doesn't hurt relationships or change views of women. people said they felt victimized by criticism of pornography....